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抖阴ap: What happens now that Prop. HH has failed? A few tough options remain.
Two policy questions loom large right now. First, is there any way to further reduce property bills before they go out early next year? Second, will the revenue that comes...
抖阴ap: TABOR whiplash is coming once federal dollars run out
You鈥檙e right to be confused and angry. Colorado鈥檚 tax system makes no sense at all.
抖阴ap: Make the federal Rescue Plan tax credits permanent, and expand them to Colorado income taxes too
For over five years, Sen. Michael Bennet has pushed for this legislation across our state and country. In that time, his idea for an expanded, fully refundable child tax credit...
Wasserman: Don’t let bumper sticker slogans control Colorado; vote “no” on Proposition 116
I get it. When you read your ballot this year, you鈥檒l see a plain and simple tax cut that you鈥檒l likely vote yes on. Why wouldn鈥檛 you? Government needs to...
Guest Commentary: Get Bruce out of our budget — debruce Colorado this fall for the good of our state
You鈥檙e going to hear this phrase a lot over the next several months, so let抖阴ap just get one thing out of the way right now: It抖阴ap a stupid name.
Wasserman: Colorado voters said no to taxes, again, but there’s hope even in this defeat
We need to update old assumptions about Coloradans鈥� tax sensitivity and recognize what we want is a new tax system entirely.
Taxes on the ballot: The questions every Coloradan must answer
This November, Coloradans will be confronted with the sort of big questions every previous generation who has lived here has had to consider: What is a Colorado way of life...
Wasserman: Forget “middle class.” In Denver it takes $63,000 a year for a family to just subsist.
Is 鈥渟elf-sufficient鈥� what you see in your mind鈥檚 eye when you envision the middle class? Unable to take a vacation, unable to give back, unable to afford college, and unable...
Wasserman: Saving PERA and securing pension retirements is critical for the entire state
In spite of challenges, Colorado's Public Employees' Retirement Association remains a salvageable linchpin in the retirement landscape and Colorado鈥檚 overall economic health.
Wasserman: Close the growing economic divide by teaching two generations at once
Two-generation strategies are grounded in the belief that if you care about kids, and their development in particular, you need to care about their families.